The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-08
Baseball Notes.

Almost 100000 people witnessed the League
and Association games of July
1t is thought that the sale of Bridgeport play
will give the championship to Hartford.
Hart and his Milwaukee team said to be
figuring American Association franchise
Every few days the Detroit management has
to come out and deny that there will be any
change or transfer of its players.
1t is claimed that the Philadelphia released
Daley to the Washinetons because his conduct
was prejudicial to the discipline of the nine
An exchange mentions, as an illustration of
fraternal church feeling, the fact that the Con-
eregatIonalists of Otsego. Mich, have challenged
the Methodists to game OF ball.
ST. Louis Republican: The Pittsburg club is a
cipher without the services Of Morris. the ex-
famous left-hand pitcher. Since he broke down
the team has made a miserable showing against
its opponents. Morris has been the backbone of
the Pittsburgs for several years.
At the conclusion OF Wednesdays ST. Louis
game, President Won der Abe fined Latham $25
for not attending to business during the game
and singing, and generally cutting" up in the
Abe was in conversation with Captain Comiskey,
Latham passed by, and. as he did SO, made some
insulting remark to President Won der Abe. The
champions president then, quietly informed
Latham that his break would cost him 800, and
that it would not be well for him to repeat it.
WEIGH played a shrewd trick in the first inn
inc of Wednesdays game at ST. Louis. Nelson
and OBren were on second and first, when Orr
drove fearfully high ball to right center.
WEIGH struck out for the place it apparently
going to light and put out his hands as if he were
settling right under it. but the ball really
far out of his reach. and struck the fence,
bounding back to him. The trick, however,
fooled Nelson, who stayed at second, and could
only get to third when he saw his mistake. The
big hit, therefore, availed Orr only one base.
When Manager Phifbin of the Omaha ball
club was marshaling his men for the trip to Lin
coin he was met by the emphatic announcement
of malcon tents O'Leary. Krehmeyer, Swift,
Genins, Bader and Healey that they did not in
tend to go. and no amount of coaxing persua-
sion could induce chem to change their minds
Philbin forced TO depart with but six of the
regular team Harter, Bandle. Garrison, Messitt
and Walsh, who are proving loyal to the inter-
ests of the club. The directors are in hopes Of
having several good men report at Lincoln in
time for Saturdays game.
Manager Mutrie, of the New Yorks. has sprung
quite an interesting question on the Boston club.
The question involves a point in which every
club in the country is deeply interested-eate
money. The giants played two games in Boston
June IL. Bunker Hill day When the Boston
management rendered Mutrie the 1925 guarantee
it refused, he claiming that he was entitled
80 the usual percentage OF gate receipts given to
visiting clubs on holidays. Boston set up a claim
that it not a State holiday, and therefore
Mutrie was not entitled to more than $l25 a
game. Mutrie then visited several Boston banks
and ascertained that they regarded the day a
State holiday, and kept it as such.